Travel Tips: How to Stay Healthy on the Go

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Traveling expands your horizons, enriches your soul and creates everlasting memories for you and your family — but it’s no vacation for your immune system. It’s important to take extra care of your and your family’s health before, during and after jet-setting so you can steer clear of illnesses.

Common Travel-Related Illnesses

Some common conditions that can occur during travel are:

  • Colds
  • Diarrhea
  • Flu
  • Heat-related illnesses, such as heat exhaustion if traveling to warm climates
  • Respiratory viruses
  • Stomach infections, such as food poisoning from contaminated foods
  • Urinary tract infections

While these conditions usually aren’t serious, they can worsen, and even become dangerous, if your body gets dehydrated.

Preparing for Your Vacation

Your efforts to stay healthy during your trip should start before you board the plane or car. Before your departure, discuss your travel plans with your primary care physician.

Your doctor can help you:

  • Get a prescription for medicines you may need during travel
  • Talk to you about any medical equipment you should take with you
  • Update your vaccinations and give any special vaccinations

We’re here to make it easy as you prepare for your health care needs while on vacation. If you need a prescription or medical equipment during your stay in Central Florida, we deliver them to your hotel or vacation home.

In case an unexpected illness or injury interrupts your fun during your trip, you can also be prepared by:

  • Packing over-the-counter medications
  • Bringing a copy of your insurance card
  • Saving our Care Concierge phone number, Call844-471-4325, in your phone
  • Bookmarking our website, AdventHealth.com/StayHealthy, for quick access to the health care resources available to you

Preventing Sickness While Traveling

While traveling, you can take precautions such as:

  • Drinking plenty of filtered or bottled water
  • Preparing your own food or only eating at trusted restaurants
  • Taking any medicines your doctor prescribes
  • Washing your hands often or using hand sanitizer
  • Wearing mosquito repellant and sunscreen

Know Where to Go for Care When You’re on the Go

If you feel sick during your travels, don’t ignore your symptoms. You may need to see a doctor to diagnose and treat travel-related infections.

AdventHealth is the #1 hospital in Central Florida for tourists with more locations and vacation-friendly care options available 24/7. Use this chart to help you know where to go — whether an emergency room, an urgent care clinic or virtual care via Telehealth on our AdventHealth app.

ConditionsEmergency RoomUrgent CareTelehealth
Abdominal Pain

Asthma

Bleeding or Cuts

Burns

Broken Bones

Chest Pains or Heart Palpitations

Diarrhea

Eye Irritation

Fever

Flu Shot

Loss of Vision, Numbness or Slurred Speech

Nausea or Vomiting

Persistent Cold or Cough

Poisoning

Seizures or Convulsions

Skin Rash

Sore Throat

Sprained Muscle

UTI

Whole-Person Care for a Carefree Vacation

AdventHealth offers convenient health and wellness services for every Central Florida visitor — because a vacation should give you a break from worries, but not from trusted health care to keep you safe and well.

Find resources for a healthy and happy vacation before you arrive and during your visit at AdventHealth.com/StayHealthy or call Call844-471-HEAL (4325).

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